[Gulliver brings the boat onto the shores of Blefuscu] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver brings the boat onto the shores of Blefuscu]
Subject: Boats; Maintenance and repair; imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: Here we see Gulliver bringing the small boat he found overturned onto shore in Blefuscu. Gulliver saw the boat offshore and with the help of the Blefuscudians he brought it to shore where he intended to refurbish it so then he could use it to get home. In this image we see Gulliver pulling the boat up onto the dock. Gulliver stands in the water, with his pants rolled up to his knees and is barefoot. He is aided by the Blefuscudians who pull on several ropes tied to the boat. These ropes were used to drag the boat behind a warship while Gulliver pushed it from behind to get it to shore. There is a large crowd of Blefuscudians – some of whom help get the boat on shore, while other simply watch the scene. The city is visible in the background. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20872
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekkant Lander
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_20872_OBJ.png